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My Edible Garden

I've been gardening for most of my life and have been a devoted fan of organic gardening the whole time. It just makes so much more sense to work in harmony with Mother Nature than to fight her. Besides which it is better for the planet and better for our bodies. Here you can see what I'm planting and harvesting, with gardening hints and resources thrown in for good measure.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Things are Growing On May 23, 2009

Things are Growing On

May 23, 2009 at 3:08 pm

The heat wave has been broken by unusually cool and cloudy weather and even some rain. The garden is loving it.Miracle’s sunflower has really grown the last 2 weeks. Compare this pic with the one from May 11thOne of my little plant nurseries. These are different kinds of beans & corn sprouting in 2″ soil blocks. I have to keep them covered with a row cover to keep the birds from eating them. The 3 yr old wants to know why I put the plants to bed & cover them with a blanket.Looking through the arch. The poppies are almost done along the fence and will be replaced by mixed sunflowers.The hairy vetch [purple flowers] is almost as tall as the dwarf peach tree.The buckwheat is growing fast, it is even beginning to flower.The tub, in the back, Kabocha squash, in front a canna and some daylillies sprouting.Green tomatoes!A Trombocino squash starts to take off. It’s growing in a 19 gallon tub.Potted potatoes are blooming.More seedlings, top row some herb cuttings and some sorrel. On the bottom shelf are the basil plants that have overwintered in the house.Basella or Malabar spinach seedlings.New Zealand spinach seedlings.Popping sorghum seedlings in the kitchen window. I had to put them in the house to keep the birds from pulling them up, but now there is a mouse munching on them!Also in the kitchen window, sweet potatoe cuttings rooting in a jar, lima beans sprouting in pots. The green in the background are the tomatoe plants out on the patio.

GOALS FOR 2016

I have decided that this year I will try to plant 100 trees and shrubs on my property. Most of these will be small seedlings and cuttings, others will be larger nursery stock as I have the money. Lets see how close I can get by Dec 31!